Derby vs Blackburn 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Derby County

55': Ben Brereton Díaz
74': Matthew Clarke
82': Rhian Brewster

FT
3 - 1

Blackburn Rovers

45'+1': Hayden Carter

Introduction

Derby County are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Pride Park, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
36': Sam Szmodics (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
36': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
45': Lewis Travis (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Goal! Derby County 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
46': Bobby Clark (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! Derby County 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derry John Murkin.
56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Adam Forshaw.
58': Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
62': Substitution, Derby County. Rhian Brewster replaces Carlton Morris.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Yuri Ribeiro.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
74': Goal! Derby County 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Matt Clarke (Derby County) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
79': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Hayden Carter because of an injury.
80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Moussa Baradji.
80': Substitution, Derby County. David Ozoh replaces Sam Szmodics.
82': Goal! Derby County 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derry John Murkin with a cross.
87': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Forsyth replaces Derry John Murkin.
87': Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Bobby Clark.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 3, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 27,831

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+17	Middlesbrough	34	63	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9
+25	Ipswich Town	33	60	7

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		DER
14	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
50.7	Possession	49.3
11	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	261
354	Passes	348
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	4
22	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	58
20	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	6
28	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	31
23	Clearances	31

Line-Ups

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Josh Vickers (GK)
5	Matthew Clarke
28	Dion Sanderson
2	Derry John Murkin
23	Joe Ward
19	Sammie Szmodics
27	Lewis Travis
42	Bobby Clark
9	Carlton Morris
7	Patrick Agyemang
25	Ben Brereton Díaz

Substitutes:

Isaac Gordon, Jaydon Banel, Rhian Brewster, Richard O'Donnell, Owen Eames, Craig Forsyth, Cruz Allen, David Ozoh, Oscar Fraulo.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Balazs Toth (GK)
15	Sean McLoughlin
20	Eiran Cashin
17	Hayden Carter
24	Moussa Baradji
28	Adam Forshaw
4	Yuri Ribeiro
2	Ryan Alebiousu
11	Andri Gudjohnsen
23	Yuki Ohashi
25	Ryoya Morishita

Substitutes:

Harry Pickering, Oladapo Afolayan, Tom Atcheson, Nicholas Michalski, Connor O'Riordan, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Kristi Montgomery, Dion De Neve, Mathias Jørgensen.